IMO probably blatent party arguments, people only vote based on side, and even in the senate, they just filibuster if it is something their party dosent like. nothing can get done, no matter what side you're on.
In many ways, F Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's life mirrors that of the US economy.
They had a booming social and financial life in the 1920s but suffered terribly in the 1930s and they found themselves destitute, drunk, and no longer productive.
Answer: Tokugawa´s seclusion edicts issued in the 1600s aimed to interrupt the rapid expansion of Christianity in Japan. Catholic converts were increasing in number, challenging Buddhism precepts and also acquiring political and economical power in important port cities as Nagasaki. Two edicts closed the borders for foreigners and prevented Japanese people from leaving the country.
